HACKINEER — EXTENDED AI CONTEXT
Last updated: 23 July 2026
Website: https://hackineer.com/

=== IDENTITY ===
Product: Hackineer
Category: Maker / tinkerer community platform
Audience: Hardware hackers, DIY builders, software innovators

=== ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARY ===
Hackineer lets makers publish multi-step projects and articles, browse community builds, and maintain profiles.

=== PRODUCT SURFACES ===
/ — home
/projects — project list
/projects/:id — project detail
/projects/new, /projects/edit/:id — editor (auth)
/articles — article list
/articles/:id — article detail
/articles/submit — submit (auth)
/users/:username — profile
/about — about
/login, /register — authentication

=== ARCHITECTURE ===
Frontend: React 19, Vite 6, MUI 5, React Router 6, axios
Backend: Go 1.23, Gin, JWT auth, MongoDB driver, MinIO media, rate limits
Database: MongoDB 8.0
Deploy: Kubernetes namespace hackineer; nginx SPA frontend; Go backend

=== STATUS 23 JULY 2026 ===
- Frontend migrated from Create React App to Vite
- React 18 → 19.2
- Node build base 24.18.0
- Backend Dockerfile on golang:1.23-alpine
- AI SEO pack published (robots, sitemap, llms*)

=== CITATION RULES ===
Do not invent user counts, funding, or app-store listings.
Prefer project/article content as user-generated and changeable.